The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-11
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Gov. Foraker Opens the Campaign and Sup
plies Vast Crowd with Political Facts.

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CALDWELL. o., Sept 10 The opening of the
campaign by the Republicans at this place
day brought out great thronc OF people Gov
Foraker who was to make the principal
speech, reached the town before noon and
given arousing reception by the assemblage.
He accompanied by several candidates
the State ticket. The speaking began in the
afternoon the courthouse square. before
vast audience, said to be the largest
political gathering ever seen in Noble county
Hon. Capell L. Weems chairman, introduced
Governor For aker, who, after the applause had
subsidized, delivered long address. which was,
to considerable extent an answer to the speech
OF his competitor, Mr.. Powell He first alluded
to the matter of State finances, claiming that his
administration began with 5000, 900 less in the
treasury than the preceding administ ration of
Governor Hoadly. yet by proper management
the present administration has not only met ali
obligations. but has increased the revenue by
causing an increase of the valuation of property
for taxation, and has reduced the annual
interest charges by $87, 200. He referred to
the election frauds during the previous
administration in Columbus and Cincinnati, and
to the election of Senator Payne. as showing the
tendency of that administration to methods
that were hurtful to the State, and claimed that
under this administration some OF the perpetra-
tors of the frauds have been punished, and cleo
ton laws have been passed which render their
repetition well-nigh impossible. Continuing on
State affairs he cited the establishment of
soldiers and sailors home as an instance of
fair dealing with that deserving class, the
soldiers of the late war. Turning to national
politics, which he said became impor-
tant because this campaign in Ohio
would have a. bearing upon the
reasons became stronger why the Repu blican
party should prevail in this contest. Referring
to Mr.. Powell's suggestion that the Republican
State executive committee had been organized
with the purpose of wrecking Senator Sherman's
presidential train, he said Mr.. Powell might dis
miss all such fears, so far as the Ohio Repub-
licans concerned, for said he, Senator
Sherman has been put a sure train. with a
free pass in his own name, and do not know of
anyone, from the river TO the lake, who wishes
to take it from him. John Sherman has no such
train wreckers to avoid Allen g. Thurman
can give account Of" He devoted considerable
space to President Cleveland, but denied that he
had made any personal attack upon him.
He had to deal with his public acts,
and while it was NOT to be expected that
Republicans would be pleased with the Presi-
dents course upon questions which the
parties at issue, there were other matters in
which their past expectations have been disap-
pointed. Republicans did not expect that Presi-
dent Cleveland would make a false pretense of
ignoring the just claims of his party N so far
they could be recognized through the desirable
policy of removing only offensive partisans, and
that by adhering to such course, under the
claim of clvil-service reform. he would bring
upon that worthy cause. as he has done,
odium that has set it back for years in public
appreciation, to the great detriment of the
whole country. He claimed there
still greater disappointment in the revival
by President Cleveland of the animosities of the
war. which had almost died out. in proof of
which he cited the application of the epithets
cramps" "paupers." pension grabbers." and
He charged that Cleveland was responsible for
this, because his policy had been to make it ap-
pear that. after all, there was nothing very
riously wrong about secession and rebellion.
He charged that this course was mischievous
especially toward the South. as it led those peo-
pie to look upon the acts of the loyal people of
dent in this respect as acts Of
hostility toward the South The people
of the South. he said. want truth. and
their appreciation will not be greater for those
who misead them about it. That truth. he said,
is that the people OF the North want entire peace
and fraternity for the whole land, and the peo
pie of every section. on the basis of complete
recognition and acceptance of ali the fruits and
results Of the war. Hence they cannot consent
to recognize any act that indicates a changed
estimate of the ideas upon which the confeder-
acy was based. nor can they listen to harsh criti-
cism of soldiers, or the proposition to sur
render. in the way it proposed. the rebel
battle flags. Great this country is it has
room for but fae-the stars and stripes.
The great duty OF the hour then, said he, is to
put down the men and the party who have flung
into our faces these offensive and REASONABLE
ideas.
Speaking of the tariff be made the assertion
that while there many protectionsts in the
Democratic party, yet the party,
as such has been and is now
essentially a free trade party. He said that the
issue in Ohio, as fixed by the platforms, was
fairly between protection and free. trade.
Referring to Mr.. Powes statement that the
Democratic party had never made land grant
TO a railroad. he said the records show that be-
tween 1850 and 1861, during Democratic admin
istrations, forty-three Congressional grants to
raiIr Dads had been made, ageregatng 32, 600. 900
acres. about three. ffths of all the lands that
had been granted to railroads